With the business world buzzing about AI, you’re probably wondering how to best use this new technology to improve your business. But, how do you get past all the gimmicks? How do you get to something that really matters for your business?
These are excellent questions that Ticomix can help you and your business answer. Today’s post will examine a practical way AI is being used in software applications to solve a rather time-consuming problem for a client.
The Problem
Our client receives PDF files that contain inspection results from multiple sources in similar but slightly different formats. Data entry from these files was time consuming and prone to mistakes as it required the user to physically read and interpret the files. This data entry person would look up the proper codes and classifications. Then they would type the information from the PDF and their research into a dozen fields in their database. They would also need to transcribe typed notes from the PDF document containing the results of the inspection.
The AI Solution
The client already had an ASP.NET web application utilizing C# and Azure SQL. The Ticomix team opted to use the Microsoft Azure AI Document Intelligence. This artificial intelligence (AI) product from Microsoft allowed our developers to fine tune custom AI models for PDF extraction. AI Document Intelligence allowed our developers to train an AI model using sample PDF files containing the inspection data. By providing the model with a set of sample files and instructing the AI to look for certain pages, labels, key words, formats or locations within the documents – we were able to fine-tune the model to find the data needed with great accuracy.
Now the user simply uploads a PDF document and with the powerful AI models our software extracts the data from the PDF even categorizing and codifying the data to match their application. With this extracted data we can then automate the data entry process. After the upload the user is given a view of the data that was automatically entered for them allowing them to add any additional information they might need.
A Word From the Client
“This process allows me to move through my work at a much quicker pace and accomplish so much more. Michael and his team are patient, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Ticomix offers continued support and is ready to assist with our needs.”
L. Langlee – Industrial Inspections